Unfortunately they didn’t put subtitles for the scenes where they speak Egyptian. The reason that Imhotep didn’t kill Beni in the tomb is because he started speaking Hebrew, which Imhotep recognized as “The language of the slaves” from when the Israelites were enslaved by the Ancient Egyptians. This made Beni useful as an interpreter
@@davestang5454 How does the Bible (Tanakh) contradict the "spiritual claims" in this movie? Their beliefs were obviously very different, but the ancient Jews & Egyptians acknowledged each other's existence, and the movie doesn't adhere to Egyptian religion, it only acknowledges it, so there's no contradiction in treating the Exodus story as being true.
@@davestang5454bro Aretha Bay (the head Medjay guy) believes in Allah even though he knows Egyptian mythology literally exists. Also the 3rd movie has Chinese mythology so multiple religions/mythology exist in this universe.
@@xviper2k Because it would be pretty strange, even for bible standards, if humans could simply have the power to turn another human into a super-powered immortal monster (Like the ancient egyptians did with imhotep in the movie). I know the old testament includes a LOT of weird stuff, but im also pretty sure that turning people immortal is pretty much exclusively gods domain of power, not lowly humans^^.
I am just amazed they retained all the horror elements without the comedy diminishing the horror, the horrors are still horrifying despite the humor. Even by today CGO standards, Imhotep still looks horribly real to me.
They were considered sacred and revered in ancient Egypt. Partly because they kept the pests like rats, scorpions and snakes in check and partly because they are just such radiant and elegant beings. Killing a cat, even by accident, was punishable by death. They were mummified alongside their owners so they could join them in the afterlife. Great Goddesses like Bastet and Sekhmet represented the felines.
The real Imhotep was a famously brilliant artist and architect, responsible for the creation of several temples and monuments across Egypt, some still standing today, many thousand years later. There are some scholars who believe that because of his great wisdom and skill, after his death he was deified (accepted among the ranks of the gods themselves).
Imhotep (born 27th century bce, Memphis, Egypt) vizier, sage, architect, astrologer, and chief minister to Djoser (reigned 2630-2611 bce), the second king of Egypt's third dynasty, who was later worshipped as the god of medicine in Egypt and in Greece, where he was identified with the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius. Encyclopedia Britannica
I remember seeing an Egyptologist do a reaction video to this very movie and he would go on to credit this very film with bringing new generations of Egyptologist to the field than Egyptologist prior to the film's release. I remember seeing this film in cinemas when 7 to 8 years old and really wanting to go to Egypt and become an Egyptologist too. 😅
When Benny starts praying in Hebrew in front of the mummy the mummy recognizes the language because the Hebrews were slaves in ancient Egypt. Just in case that wasn’t clear for you in the movie
@@davestang5454 it was a great move by the film makers because the Egyptians definitely dominated the ancient Israelites and other Semitic peoples. The only ones who don’t like it are fundamentalists like yourself. If you’re such a fanatical Christian then why did you even watch this movie?
@@stephanieallangarman5598 True! It is a historical fact backed by archaeological proof that the ancient Egyptians interacted with ancient Israel and even dominated them for a time.
Brendan Frasier suffers pain to this day from injuries sustained in the course of filming the trilogy. The lynching scene was botched and he suffered a neck injury.
@@Lyf4rMusicBecause he'd made some enemies amongst Hollywood executives by refusing unwanted sexual advances, and his willingness to do his own stunts without caring about his own safety was what continued to keep him working.
@@Lyf4rMusic There has always been actors doing their own stunts, and while precautions are taken sometime something goes wrong. Just ask the parents of the Twillight movie accident that lost their 2 children, or Brandon Lee or even Alec Baldwin.
There a few things. There are four canonic jars, not five, and the scarabs eat dung, not flesh. There were curses on grave goods but not traps, as far as I’ve heard. Fun movie and the girls are great!
10:24 Due to the time period the movie is set Jonathan is very likely to be a World War 1 veteran suffering from survivors guilt. So when asked about respecting the dead his response carries more meaning. As well as his response when Rick says, "I've had worse". And Jonathan responds "So have I" its because he was in the chaos of war. The entire movie he is seen as only comic relief but there is much more built into the character than many realize, even characters in the movie like Rick's face in reponse to Jonathan's answer.
@jean-paulaudette9246 I find it impressive because I imagine it's not easy to talk in perfect unison while speaking in a second language, as well as reacting in a second language.
At the biginning, the Phaoroh said "Who has touched you?" "Imhotep? My priest?!" This movie WAS filmed in Egypt, not a sound stage. It was so hot that during filming, heat stroke was actually a major concern. As others have said, Imhotep didn't kill Benni because he started talking Hebrew, which imhotep recognised. He called Evy "Anak-Su-Namun" because that's who he thought she was, since the eyes he'd just harvested weren't the best. Ardath Bay, the leader of the Medjai said "This one is strong" when they were watching the explorers from the hill at night. At the very beginning, when Rick was running after narrowly escaping being shot, a soldier asked Ardeth: "Shall I kill him?" Ardeth replied: "No. The deseart will kill him." Imhotep said to Beni: "The language of the slaves. Serve me, and the rewards will be great. Where are the other sacred jars?" When Imhotep first tried to kiss Evy after she found Mr Burns: "You saved me from the Underworld, and I thank you." or something like that. When he was about to kill Evy, he said: "With your death, Anak-Su-Namun will live. And I shall be invincible." The commands he gave to the mummified priests and soldiers were: "Kill them. Wake the others." "Destroy him! Destroy him! I command you to destroy him!" He said to Johnathan: "The Book of Amun-Ra" and "Give me that book!" Then to Rick he said: "And now it's your turn." I actually remembered there being subtitles for the egyptian dialogue when i first watched this movie back in 1998.
The fun part is that Ardeth says the same thing when O'Connell is running away as he does when O'Connell returns. Only the subtitles change. They filmed "The desert will take him" in daylight and at night, then reused the alternate take for the return.
The Mummy is one of my favorite movies. I love Rachel Weisz as the brainy, beautiful leading lady, Brendan Fraser as the adventurous man of action, and Arnold Vosloo as the chief villain. Also, they did get the mummification practices correct when Evelyn described how ancient Egyptians removed people's brains (minus a slight omission): The embalmers used the hook to also punch a hole in the person's skull so the brain drained out when they were rolled over. And I always get jumpscared when Jonathan is toying around in that damned sarcophagus, no matter how many times I've seen it. Side trivia: 1. After Evelyn unknowingly awakens Imhotep by reading the Book Of The Dead (in reality, it's a funerary scroll) and the locust swarm flies into the encampment at Hamunaptra, the locusts crawling on the Egyptologist are actually grasshoppers that were refrigerated to make them sluggish. 2. In the desert race to Hamunaptra, you see camels and horses. Horses are faster, but camels are adapted to life in the desert. Even though they do eventually have to eat and drink, camels can live off the fat reserves inside their humps, their long eyelashes keep dust out of their eyes, and their feet are big and wide to keep them from sinking into the sand as they move.
When I watched the movie with my sister, we discussed whether horses or camels would be faster. Turned out, camels can actually go surprisingly fast, and on rough desert terrain, actually can go faster than horses.
In the part Imhotep spoke Egiptian he said this: "ahh, the language of slaves, I may have a use for you. Help me, and your reward...(shows the gold)...may be great." In my version of the movie we did had the subtitles, here in latinoamerica were not so lazy as USA translators.
Love this one, perfect summer popcorn and soda film. Action, horror and romance all in one. As a kid my favorite character was Winston Havelock and his classic war bird. 'Here I come laddies!' RIP Bernard Fox.
I best remember Mr. Fox from the "Bewitched" TV series where he played Dr. Bombay. He appeared as a special guest in so many 1960s - 1980s TV and voiced characters in Disney shows like "The Rescuers".
5:49 It's a Jackal it's representative of the Egyptian god Anubis(most commonly referred to as the god of mummification, graves, cemeteries , judgement or the afterlife). One of the duties Anubis would perform was to weigh the heart of the newly deceased against a feather from Ma'at if the heart weighed more the person would cease to exist having their heart and soul devoured by Ma'at but if the heart was equal in weight or lesser the person would be allowed into the afterlife.
Since some of the subtitles are missing from this version of the movie, here they are. 20:55 “This one is strong.” 36:07 “Come with me my princess, Anck-Su-Namun.” 37:42 “The language of the [Hebrew] slaves. I may have use for you. And the rewards…will be great. Where are the other sacred jars?” 41:12 “You saved me from the undead. I thank you.”
This is one of my favourites adventure movies ever. You´ll probably enjoy a lot as well the second part (Return of the mummy). I love too much the chemistry in all moment among Rick and Evelyn, they´re wonderful.
This movie and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation both came out in 1999, so it was a great year for Egypt in popular media, and I got so passionate about Egyptian mythology as a result.
This movie was an instant classic because of how it well it modernized the Indiana Jones formula. It was serious, but not too serious. It was funny, but not too funny. The actors performed well, and have great chemistry. I wish they made many more! I love the big smiles on the audience's faces at the end. That says it all!
The only few people that stayed constant throughout the trilogy was Brendan Fraser (father), John Hannah (brother) and Oded Fehr (first two films) then third one had added characters as it was filmed in Shanghai (aka probably Hollywood sets) in collaboration with Asian American actors such as Michele Yeoh, Jet Li, Isabella Leong, Anthony & Russell Wong etc.
@@davestang5454 All in All, it was decent in my opinion, I just didn't like how the movies kept jumping to result of each one not recapping in the opening intros of each film to catch-up on what happened afterwards b/c I what to know what happened to actress who played the mother originally and why she didn't return? To me the 3rd one seemed too rushed.
The two mummy movies are so wild and fun. It is a lot more fun when I get to watch you reacting to them, you guys are just so much fun. You are so active and vocal, it's so cool. Now you have to watch the next one, the story continues.
It's always so much fun to watch a movie with these sweet girls. 😊❤ Their reactions are so enjoyable; it is like I am watching one of my favorite movies for the first time again. 👍🤗
People call this a remake but it isn't. The story line is different, the characters are different except for a couple Egyptian names it is a totally different movie. The movie starring Boris Karloff is the original and I recommend it highly. Boris Karloff is a legend of legends. He created the ultimate Frankenstein monster.
But it _is_ a remake/reboot. Universal has remade/rebooted the franchise multiple times now. This version also reuses several scenes from the original, and several more are reused in the sequel. More so than any other, this remake is closest to following the original story.
This is an infinitely re-watchable movie for me. Fantastic cast, great characters, the effects were outstanding when the movie came out and still hold up decently today, and it's so much fun. I wish we still got adventure movies (and TV shows) like this these days. Sometimes something comes out that is close (the recent Jumanji movies with The Rock, for example, are a bit of fun), but good adventure genre fare that's just pure entertainment seems to be few and far between.
Im loving this . Each one has a different perspective and way of react in the situations it really makes me happy to rewatch and see if someone was on my side .
The characters in this movie are so well written including "minor" ones and bad guys. The Egyptian prison warden had some great lines ("apparently he had a *very* good time") as did Jonathon and Beni. I would say this and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Black Pearl are the two best action / adventure / comedy / horror / romance films. Both are just so good at every scene. For instance the writers of this movie did a great job of making you feel bad when the Americans are all consumed by the mummy. As well as when the Curator is killed. These are characters you wouldn't even notice in many movies, because the writers can't be bothered to flesh them out (no pun intended).
There is a 3 hour movie called The Ten Commandments, it tells the story of Moses who freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt . It is a classic film and was made in 1956 from the director named Cecil B. Demille who made 70 films , such as Cleopatra, Samson and Delilah, The Ten Commandments was Cecil's final film he had made until his death in 1959.
One thing I really have liked is that you guys tend to follow what’s going on story wise for the most part in your reviews. It’s fun to see your reactions as you step “get it”. Some reactors get so lost in confusion or assumptions that they miss what made movies great. @58:01 It’s a woman’s fight “grab her hair”. 😂😂😂 That kind of commentary is what keeps me subscribed.
The best part of this film as a remake is the story points are the same. This is the story of 'The Mummy' with modern humor and action added to the basic premise. Used to watch the Original on Halloweens growing up.
10:37 jump scare reaction was the exact same reaction the entire movie theater audience had. People were laughing hard afterwards because of the freight. I'll never forget that. That jump scare set the stage for what to come. its both a creepy movie thats pretty funny and fun and has really horror jumpscares. Pretty unique
Love this movie. I first saw it when it came out when I was 13. Took me a minute but then I realized that unfortunately with the closed captions on, it did not show the translations of what Imhotep was saying. @1:03:38 Believe me, my mom and I definitely had a crush on Ardeth Bay played by Oded Fehr too. (If you want to see more of him check out the sequel.) Fun Fact: In the original 1932 Mummy, Imhotep disguises himself as a modern Egyptian going by the name Ardath Bey. In real life people who discovered and were associated with opening King Tut's tomb were believed to be cursed after some of them suffered mysterious deaths not long after the tomb was opened. And the "unicorn" Anubis is actually a jackal or canine.
For me the best part of the movie was Imhotep using the Bourbon guy like a juice box. I've loved this movie since it came out and its on my list of comfort movies.
And each one has its charms. The 1932 original not only has the one and only Boris Karloff in the title role, but direction by Karl Freund, legendary cameraman for Fritz Lang. And the 1959 Hammer remake has charismatic horror stalwarts Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee (although the second half takes place in England, and instead of Imhotep and Anck-sun-amun, the Egyptian lovers are named Kharis and Ananka). 😎 🧐
Did you notice the mistake? You see Brandon Frazier with the brown band on his wrist. Then the guy gets killed by the bug. The the run into the hall to find the guy and the wrist band on his arm is missing.
It's not well explained in the movie, but the Egyptians took the risk of allowing him to come back from the dead with all those powers, so they could punish him the way they did. Basically, his powers are a result of the punishment the Egyptians gave him. So that shows how badly they wanted him to suffer. Another thing, this is a love story. I'm hotel doesn't go looking to rule the world. Just wants to be with the woman he loves.
The UNICORN 🦄 girl is SMART…don’t touch the GOLD it’s cursed. Beautiful Sisters I enjoyed watching this GREAT MOVIE 🎥 from the 90’s and watching this with my two Amazing Daughters ❤️ back then☝🏽. Facts…never be GREEDY. Live sufficient for today. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
nice combination of comedy and monster movie. I like it. "Blade Runner 1982": I want to recommend this iconic influential scifi movie to you. not only for me one of the best movies of all times and still looks good.
This movie is a fun thrilling adventure with mummy's! Great to see all three of you girls yelling and enjoying the movie! I had a great time watching this movie with you three! ❤️💛💗Great reaction Chi, Hella and Tien!! Luv you gals! 💓
This movie takes a lot of inspiration from Egyptian culture and a lot of the film aspects you’re missing relate to Egyptian history. Egyptians had a different belief of the afterlife compared to other areas. Because the culture was so religious and wealthy a lot of their history is recorded from the perspective of the wealthy who could afford record keeping - while traditions could sort of be made by anyone as long as the basis of the idea fit the concept of the gods/spirits etc there were basics to know. There are multiple gods with different ‘responsibilities’ I’ll keep things short: Key to note for this film are Horus and Anubis (Horus is known as the sun god he is a falcon head with the body of a man- his job is to ride on a boat which is pulling the sun this creates the day and night. In the day he brings the sun over the river and into the sky at night the sun is eaten by a snake which he fights to bring the sun the next day into the sky again. (Hawk vs snake hawk wins) // Anubis is the gate keeper of the underworld (guard dog) he will meet with the souls of the dead and examine their human hearts weighing them against a feather on scales if they are balanced the soul can find peace if they are unbalanced the soul can not rest (there were 42 rules to determine if a person would be balanced or unbalanced which would change as time progressed with society so in the earliest years the rules may be don’t steal don’t cheat don’t lie don’t kill others eventually the rules over time can grow more specific don’t rob others becomes don’t steal taxes or rob graves etc if that activity became more popular) there were other gods who could be involved in either the rules or in the weighing ceremonies or in the leading of spirits to Anubis. In Egyptian beliefs there is the human body and the human spirit known as ba and ka respectively. The preparation of the body into a mummy was done for the rich who could afford it as it was a preparation and an act of devotion. You wanted to keep the body in a good state and well protected and give them items to help them feel satisfied and cross over essentially seeing their dead body knowing they can’t inhabit it and move on in spirit the dead bodies would be buried next to items they adored in life. The ka the spirit leaves the body when they die these spirits can wander the earth if not properly taken care of or disrupted or disrespected. The spirit can do this at night which can lead to bad or negative spirits who are not at rest of peace causing destruction because they are unhappy. The idea was that if they see their own face on their coffins they will inhabit the coffin and body and be trapped within instead of roaming around the land. Which is why sarcophaguses often have the likeness of the individual inside. The process of mummification was so elaborate and well preserved that they last for thousands of years. They had it down to a science on how to preserve the human body. Removal of the organs was because of liquefaction within the body creating rot so those organs would be removed and placed in sealed jars where they would liquify outside of the body and kept in specialized places. The skin hair nails would be treated and the body wrapped in white cloth as a symbol of the purity and respect after death. For the Pharos and other high standing members of communities (rich) there were more elaborate processes involving food offerings animal offerings incense etc - you can imagine it as how an emperor would be buried compared to a commoner in Asia. The amount of effort that went into the funeral process is a reflection of their lives as people. The more elaborate and expensive and detailed the process was. While everyone would die and experience the same systems of the afterlife how they were tended to and funeral arrangements made depended upon wealth.
Yes, a great adventure. And I had such a crush on Rachel Weis Bach in the day. Some people say Imhotep was the Egyptian way of saying Joseph (from the Old Testament, the man second only to pharaoh).
15:36 "By the way, why did you kiss me?" "I don't know. I was about to be hanged. It seemed like a good idea at the time." "Oh." "She does not want to hear that." Ah. But is it not preferrable to ask _forgiveness_ than _permission?_
thank you my dear girls for reacting to a long time old favorite of mine and im glad you did research on the real imhotep. FUN FACT: the real imhotep was a real leading man of influence, without him egypt would have been stuck in the stone age of architecture and societal halt development. he helped egypt advance in many attributes that prolonged the golden age of the 3st dynasty. to this day , to this very freakin day, NO ONE KNOWS WHERE HE IS BURIED!.. please watch "THE MUMMY RETURNS AND THE MUMMY:TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR" you will not be disappointed!...
42:52 I don't understand why this scene should be so intimidating. I mean, that's a _ceiling_ fan. Have you ever accidentally _hit_ anything with one of them? It makes a loud noise and the fan slows down for a moment. If the thing you hit is part of your body, it might hurt a little. Once in a while, it might even _bruise._ It's not about to do anything _lethal,_ though.
I beg to differ a little bit, at least if it's steel blades. I work in a pharmacy with an urgent care clinic and I guy came in who was hit in the face with a fan blade which shattered the bones of his eye socket and he was all stitched up like Frankenstein's monster. I actually jumped when I first looked at him. Lucky for him under all those stitches apparently his eye was ok.
Word is that they couldn't use a stuntman for the hanging scene so Brendan Fraser had to do it and almost passed out on set. Here is an actor going the extra step for his profession.
The stunt coordinator Simon Crane did the drop through the floor. Brendan told a fan in a bar his version to cover the reason for the scars on his neck (thyroid surgery in 2012). The fan ran to the internet and spread the fake story which Brendan reiterated in an interview. Not true. The 2012 Hurricane Sandy story is the true story that caused his back injury, not his version claiming stunts in these movies.
Your version of the movie was missing the subtitles when the mummy first communicated with Benny. Benny spoke in Hebrew (among other languages) and according to this movie it sounded like the language of the slaves in ancient Egypt (who are ancestral Hebrews).
